The AI Act is a step in the right direction but has too many flaws to set an endpoint in the discussion on how to regulate AI. It should therefore be seen and employed as the beginning of a more sophisitcated approach, and one not to be dictated by technical developments.

The COP29 negotiations in Baku concluded amid walkouts, protests, and an all-too-familiar sense of frustration over unfulfilled climate finance promises. This year's summit revealed deep-seated issues in mobilising adequate resources for climate action, particularly for developing nations.

Despite their reliance on multilateralism when pushing for greater climate action, Pacific Island States have become less willing to recognise the right to self-determination of other vulnerable groups at the UN. This shift in voting erodes norms around global solidarity and may prove ultimately self-sabotaging.